Chapter 384: The newly renovated Ming army confronts the Tatar army head-on
"Sunahai!"
Hauge, who was standing at the big dock outside the south gate of Yanqing City, was waiting anxiously. Then he saw Yangguli coming quickly on the waves and conveying his father Khan's order to him.
He was shocked and quickly shouted to Sunahai, his capable general, "Go and inform Turg and Amin immediately, and have everyone prepare as soon as possible to deal with the attack of the Ming army."
Hauge has changed a lot in the past few years.
He had a younger brother, Loge, who was two years younger than him, but he died thirteen years ago.
Haoge is only 25 years old this year. His recent cultivation has broken through to the late fifth level due to a major change in destiny and the increasingly close help of the power of his natal star. He has become one of the top generals of the Later Jin clan.
Today, Hauge, as the only son of Huang Taiji, holds a very high status among the Later Jin clan.
But this guy is a typical example of being brave but not wise. In terms of cunning and strategy, he is far inferior to Dorgon.
At most, he can be compared with Duoduo, and the two are equally matched in all aspects.
"Yes, Lord Beile!"
Sunahai, who also had reached the late fifth level of cultivation, immediately took the order and left.
"Yanguli, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you lead the soldiers of the Zhenghuang Banner and prepare to form a battle formation to meet the enemy?"
Seeing that Yangguli was still standing there, Hauge frowned and shouted at him.
"Hauge, there is something I want to remind you."
Yangguli was not annoyed and continued to say to Haoge, "It is not difficult for our soldiers to deal with the armies of Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou. The difficult part is the two level 5 peak peacocks under Lu Xiangsheng."
"Now, our several Saker Falcons, the sacred birds that guard our clan, have been taken away by Li Dingguo using mysterious means, and they are no longer able to fight against the two Level 5 Emerald Peacocks."
"At present, only your divine bow can pose a threat to it."
As Huang Taiji's most trusted general, Yangguli knew that Hauge, this lucky guy, had a life-saving artifact, a large bow.
As the only surviving son of Huang Taiji, the ruler of the Later Jin Dynasty, Hauge naturally possessed great fortune.
Three years ago, when he was out hunting, he accidentally obtained a top-grade acquired artifact, the Houyi Bow.
Haoge was originally the most skilled in archery. After obtaining this life-saving artifact, he became even more powerful. He was already the best archer in the Later Jin clan, without a doubt.
According to established history, Zhang Xianzhong was shot to death by Hauge with one arrow, and countless Ming Dynasty soldiers and rebel generals died from his arrows.
"Yanguli, don't worry!"
Haoge patted his chest and said confidently, "I will keep an eye on those two green-feathered peacocks. If I find the right opportunity, I will definitely shoot them to death!"
Hauge has unparalleled confidence in his archery skills, and he also has this ability.
With Hou Yi's bow that has unlocked four seals, he is confident that he can kill any level five warrior with one arrow, as long as the opponent does not have his own divine weapon to protect him and is careless.
The spiritual arrows shot from Hou Yi's bow, his natal artifact, can penetrate the protective aura of any level five master, and even directly kill the opponent's soul.
Although Hauge did not inherit the archery skills from the ancient god Houyi, nor did he get the magical arrows that matched Houyi's bow, he could easily do all this just by relying on his own archery skills and the power of the magical weapon itself.
Unless a level 5 expert has a life-saving magic weapon to protect him, or is well prepared, he can avoid his hidden arrow attack.
Although the two level five peak peacocks were powerful, it would not be difficult for Hauge to achieve his goal once he found the right opportunity.
"That's good!"
"Lord Beile, I will lead my soldiers and prepare for a counterattack."
Before he left, he glanced at Fan Wencheng and Fan Yubin, who were standing beside Haoge with some anxiety, and said to them, "You two need to play to your strengths and give some advice to Lord Beile!"
"Especially you, Fan Wencheng, don't hide anything. If you have any good ideas, tell them in time and don't make things difficult for Lord Beile."
He was well aware of how scheming Fan Wencheng and Fan Yubin, uncle and nephew, were, and was somewhat annoyed at how afraid they were of death.
What time is it now?
When their side was facing a great crisis, the uncle and nephew of the Fan family had to remind Hauge to shoot the enemy's spirit bird themselves. They were completely at a loss for words.
It seems that after returning to Liaodong, I will have to go to Fan Wencheng's house and have a good talk with his wife, and remind Fan Wencheng not to forget his duties.
"Yes, yes...we uncle and nephew know what to do."
Fan Wencheng smiled awkwardly and agreed quickly.
Wasn't I just frightened by the recent war situation?
Do you, Yangguli, dislike me so much?
As Yangguli slipped away, Hauge did not dare to delay, and quickly ordered his soldiers of the Bordered Yellow Banner to quickly form a battle array near the big dock and be ready to attack as soon as the military killing formation was activated.
As long as the large fleet of Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou arrives, they will teach the other side a lesson and let them know that in a head-on battle, the warriors of the Later Jin clan have never been afraid of anyone.
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"Grand Governor!"
Hu Dawei rode a giant peacock with green feathers and landed in front of Lu Xiangsheng on the deck of the treasure ship from a high altitude in the distance. He reported, "A hundred miles ahead, we have discovered more than a dozen treasure ships of the Later Jin Tartars, and more than 100,000 Tartar soldiers who are protected by the fleet and swimming in the middle."
"Not far ahead is the large dock outside the south gate of Yanqing Prefecture."
"At this large dock, nearly 600,000 Tatar soldiers are already on full alert, ready to form a battle formation and march across the water at any time in the hope of launching an attack on us."
"The best opportunity for a surprise attack has been missed. Should we continue to attack immediately, or let those Tartars swimming in the water go ashore?"
Hu Dawei's face did not look optimistic, he looked at Lu Xiangsheng and asked.
"Since our army has arrived, how can we retreat without a fight? Are we going to watch those Tartar soldiers swimming in the water and go ashore to join their army?"
"We have to fight the army led by Huang Taiji anyway, and now is the perfect opportunity!"
"What if the enemy is well prepared? Losing the best opportunity does not mean we have lost our advantage."
"The blood and energy loss of our Tianxiong Army and Qin Army soldiers has basically been fully recovered. We also have the advantage in numbers. We also have dozens of spiritual cannons and hundreds of spiritual crossbow carts on the three large treasure ships, but the enemy does not have those large war weapons." "Even if the Tartar soldiers rushed to the river to support Huang Taiji, they would not be able to break the protective magic array shield of our large fleet treasure ships in a short time."
"Both our armies are unable to fight for a long time on the water. As long as we can hold out until both our energy and blood are about to be exhausted and the enemy is forced to withdraw back to the dock, that will be the best time for our fleet to annihilate the enemy!"
Lu Xiangsheng's tone was extremely calm, and he easily explained the strengths and weaknesses of both sides clearly.
"Yes! The Grand Commander is right, it should be so!"
"In this way, we will definitely leave many Tartar soldiers behind in this battle, and let them die in the river!"
"Yes, the Grand Commander is right! We now have two million soldiers in peak condition. As long as we don't panic and form a battle formation to fight the enemy, it will be enough to delay our chance of victory!"...
The generals of the Tianxiong Army and the Datong Army at the scene brightened up their eyes and began to praise.
It has to be said that these generals felt very comfortable in every aspect following Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou in battle.
Compared with previous commanders who gave blind commands, Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou were much better.
In the current Ming Dynasty, when it comes to the commanders who are the best at leading troops in battle, Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng can both be ranked in the top three, and they are not named in vain.
As they were about to encounter the enemy, with Lu Xiangsheng's order, all the generals immediately slipped away and returned to the treasure ship where their soldiers were, and hurriedly began to deploy their troops.
They did not dare to take the Later Jin Tartars lightly and had to make all preparations before activating the military killing formation.
Otherwise, except for the Tianxiong Army and the Qin Army, the rest of the Ming army would be no match for the Tartar army.
Over the years, only under the leadership of Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou did they have the courage to fight against the hundreds of thousands of Tatar troops.
Hong Chengchou, who was on the flagship of another treasure ship column on the side, also received the latest military intelligence at the same time.
Like Lu Xiangsheng, he also quickly analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two armies and coincidentally shared the same views as Lu Xiangsheng.
Following Hong Chengchou's order, the Qin army and its subordinates began to make intensive preparations for the war.
Anyway, we just need to entangle the military formation formed by the Tartar army, and there is no need to expect to defeat the enemy quickly. Then, when the blood and energy of the soldiers on both sides are about to be exhausted and both sides begin to withdraw, the concentrated fire attack launched by our large fleet and the soldiers left behind on the treasure ship will be the real killer.
No matter how evil Huang Taiji was, it would be difficult for him to come up with an appropriate response in such a hurry, and a defeat was inevitable.
Although it is impossible to inflict heavy losses on the Later Jin Tatars in this head-on battle, as long as we can eliminate tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers who are sneaking and swimming in the water, it will be a considerable gain.
This will surely boost the morale of the Ming army officers and soldiers who will continue to pursue the Tartars.
The distance of a hundred miles was covered in just a quarter of an hour as the treasure ship traveled at high speed.
"kill!"
"All units immediately activate the military killing array and attack, using the killing array magical power to attack with all your strength!"
"We must quickly deplete the blood and energy of the Tartar soldiers forming the army formation to facilitate our army's subsequent counterattack!"
"All treasure ships, prepare for concentrated fire attacks. Once a fighter plane appears, attack at full speed immediately!"...
The various Ming army units, which had already received clear battle plan orders, saw that there were already six Tatar troops of 100,000 men rushing towards them in the direction of Yanqing city ahead, and they all issued orders to form a formation and attack.
It has to be said that under the leadership of Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou, the officers and soldiers of the various Ming army units showed rare fighting spirit and changed their previous problem of being good-looking but useless.
Under the leadership of the fifth-level generals who were in charge of the military killing formation, they immediately activated their killing formation magic, transformed into huge phantoms of mythical beasts, leaped off the treasure ship, quickly sailed on the waves, and rushed towards the oncoming Tatar army!
At the same time, Huang Taiji personally led a military killing formation composed of tens of thousands of Tartar soldiers. He jumped off the Dabao ship, walked on the waves, and together with generals such as Hauge who had already rushed to the battlefield on the water, he manipulated the military killing formation to meet the attacking Ming army!
To be honest, the decisive attack by the Ming army was somewhat beyond Huang Taiji's expectations.
In his original estimation, the Ming army would not be so brave.
During the campaign four years ago, all the Ming troops encountered along the way did not dare to leave the city to engage in direct combat with them.
From the time they entered the Pass until they withdrew with huge amounts of spoils, they never encountered any decent Ming army to counterattack. It was so easy, just like an ordinary hunt.
However, the Ming Dynasty's official troops today seem to have been reborn.
Under the command of two famous generals, Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou, they actually dared to take the initiative to launch a relentless pursuit!
This trend is serious and must not be allowed to continue.
Otherwise, once the huge army and civilians of the Ming Dynasty were inspired to fight and no longer afraid of the ferocious Later Jin clan, it would be absolutely terrible news for Huang Taiji.
There is no other reason. The number of people in the Ming Dynasty is too large, more than a hundred times that of the Later Jin Dynasty, and the war potential is too strong.
While leading his troops to attack, Huang Taiji had already made up his mind that this time he must teach these arrogant Ming officials and troops a severe lesson and extinguish their courage.
"Sirius Xiaoyue!"
"boom!"
"The five elements rotate endlessly!"
"The violent bear shakes the sky!"
“Bang!”…
The military killing formations launched by both sides were extremely fast and collided with each other in an instant. The killing formations' magical powers were immediately activated and launched a fierce attack!
The armies of both sides transformed into huge divine beasts that materialized into objects and used their magical powers to attack and bombard each other fiercely. The huge shock waves created splashes of water and mist that were more than a hundred feet high on the surface of the river, which was terrifying to watch.
It has to be said that the Ming army, which mustered up the courage to fight the enemy to the death, had very good combat effectiveness.
Fourteen large-scale military killing formations formed by million Ming soldiers, two by two, each fighting against a Tartar formation, resulting in an evenly matched battle situation!
Lu Xiangsheng and Hong Chengchou each led an army of 100,000 men to face the military killing formations led by Huang Taiji and Oboi respectively. When both sides exerted their full strength, they were evenly matched, resulting in a tense battle situation.
In the short term, no one can do anything to anyone.
This was the first time in recent years that the Ming army had engaged in a direct battle with the Tartar army of hundreds of thousands, and the battle became intense from the very beginning.
(End of this chapter)
